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Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society's mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society’s mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within. Finally, the time has come.

He broke the chains. Then he broke the world…. A decade ago Darrow led a revolution, and laid the foundations for a new world. Now he’s an outlaw. Cast out of the very Republic he founded, with half his fleet destroyed, he wages a rogue war on Mercury. Outnumbered and outgunned, is he still...

READ BY THE AUTHOR Ancient Greek mythology meets the best of today’s self-healing insights for a hero’s journey you won’t soon forget: your own. It’s a tale as old as time: a seeker steps out from the familiar into the unknown, facing great danger on the way to enlightenment. While in...

Every family has its secrets. But in this electric, provocative, and dizzyingly fast-paced horror debut, some families have The Need. “An instant contender for horror novel of the year.”—Joe Hill “This one gets stuck between your teeth, in the best way.”—Stephen Graham Jones “You...

Tre ragazze ribelli e vulnerabili nel pieno dell'adolescenza, un'Inghilterra grigia alla periferia del mondo sul finire degli anni '90, una voce musicale, poetica ma ruvida. L'irresistibile esordio, fra Trainspotting e i romanzi di Elena Ferrante, della giovane autrice Colwill Brown è un ritratto feroce ed esplosivo dell'amicizia giovanile.

As a Red, Darrow grew up working the mines deep beneath the surface of Mars, enduring backbreaking labor while dreaming of the better future he was building for his descendants. But the Society he faithfully served was built on lies. Darrow’s kind have been betrayed and denied by their elitist masters, the Golds—and their only path to liberation is revolution. And so Darrow sacrifices himself in the name of the greater good for which Eo, his true love and inspiration, laid down her own life. He becomes a Gold, infiltrating their privileged realm so that he can destroy it from within.

A New York quella sera nevica, Cassie Andrews guarda la cascata dei fiocchi bianchi dalla vetrina della libreria in cui lavora e, dall'altra parte della strada, il cruciverba di finestre accese-spente. Sono gli ultimi momenti di normalità. Sta per chiudere il negozio quando trova sulla sua abituale poltrona un affezionato cliente, l'anziano signor Webber, senza vita. Sul tavolino di fronte a lui c'è un piccolo libro, ma non è tra quelli in vendita, e non è lì per caso. Leggerissimo, dorso in pelle, ha pagine ricoperte di caratteri e disegni indecifrabili. Questo è Il libro delle Porte .

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society’s mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within. Finally, the time has come.

Scopri un percorso pratico e guidato per ottenere il massimo controllo su mente e corpo. Biofeedback e Neurofeedback – Programma Pratico è stato progettato per accompagnarti in un viaggio di consapevolezza, equilibrio e auto-regolazione, portandoti a padroneggiare le risposte fisiologiche e a sviluppare la tua capacità di entrare volontariamente in stati di rilassamento, lucidità e concentrazione.

Amy McIntyre è una ragazza timida, amante dei libri e con un sogno nel cassetto: incontrare la sua scrittrice preferita, che non compare in pubblico da anni. Quando si presenta l'occasione di partecipare a un concorso per ottenere quel contatto esclusivo, Amy sa che dovrà fare qualcosa che non ha mai fatto prima: uscire dall'ombra e farsi notare. La risposta ha un nome e un sorriso che toglie il fiato: Toff Nichols, surfista da sogno, rubacuori e sua segretissima cotta da sempre.

Da qualche parte dentro di te esiste una versione di te stesso pienamente viva — non semplicemente di successo o produttiva, ma autenticamente, profondamente grande. *Raggiungere la grandezza personale* offre un percorso chiaro e compassionevole verso quella versione di te, fondato sull'idea...

Storie della buonanotte: Raccolta di storie coinvolgenti per bambini che amano gli animali è nato per far sì che sia voi che vostro figlio o figlia possiate dormire come si deve. All'interno di questo meraviglioso audiolibro ci sono incredibili avventure, con gli animali come protagonisti, da cui i vostri piccoli potranno trarre grandi insegnamenti che arricchiranno le loro vite. E perché non anche le vostre? Questo libro di storie per bambini è adatto sia ai bambini che alle bambine, e le storie sono divertenti anche per gli adulti.

Conosci il tuo subconscio e trasformalo nel tuo più potente alleato. Tutti noi abbiamo degli obiettivi e tutti noi abbiamo un'idea di come vorremmo che fosse la nostra vita. Ma nonostante questo pensiero, molti falliscono nel realizzare i propri obiettivi o nel realizzare i propri sogni. Imparare a conoscere, comunicare e controllare la tua mente subconscia è il primo passo per raggiungere la vita che vuoi vivere, e se stai cercando una guida semplice e operativa per migliorare quello che sei e quello che fai, questo è il libro che fa per te.

They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society. But the Rising has shattered everything: Instead of peace and freedom, it has brought endless war. Now he must risk all he has fought for on one last desperate mission. Darrow still believes he can save everyone, but can he save himself?

Brought to you by Penguin. The global bestseller featuring symbologist Robert Langdon, from the author of THE DA VINCI CODE Dan Brown. Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing...

For a decade, Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile, has returned to the Core. Determined to bring peace back to mankind at the edge of his sword, he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury. But theirs are not the only fates hanging in the balance.

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Ten years after the events of Morning Star, Darrow and the Rising are battling the remaining Gold loyalist forces and are closer than ever to abolishing the color-coded caste system of Society for good. But new foes will emerge from the shadows to threaten the imperfect victory Darrow and his friends have earned. Pierce Brown expands the size and scope of his impressive Red Rising universe with new characters, enemies, and conflicts among the stars.